Funeral services for 29-year-old Kathy Johnson of Butterfield, Minnesota, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday morning, April 24, 2015, at the Community Bible Church in Butterfield. The church is located at 100 Chapman Street.
Interment will be in Butterfield City Cemetery, located south of Minnesota State Highway #60 on Watonwan County Road #5.
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Sturm Funeral Home-St. James Chapel, located at 906 10th Avenue South in St. James, Minnesota. A second visitation will be at the church from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. the day of the funeral service.
Kathy Lynn Johnson passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Butterfield.
Kathy Lynn Johnson was born January 25, 1986, the daughter of David and Louise (Braaten) Johnson in St. James. Kathy was baptized in the summer of 2000 by Pastor Jeff Boschmann in Butterfield Lake. She accepted the Lord about the same time.
Kathy graduated from Butterfield-Odin Public High School on May 28, 2004. Currently she was working at Bic in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
Kathy enjoyed camping, spending time with her family and friends, playing games of all sorts – and making things with Grandma Lorraine – from sewing-to-baking. She loved to volunteer with pre-school screening every year. She loved to put together many color combinations for Grandma Lorraine. She captured her memories by taking many pictures.
Kathy is survived by her grandmother Lorraine (Falk) Braaten of St. James; her parents, David and Louise (Braaten) Johnson of Butterfield; a sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Joe Englkes of Chester, South Dakota; a niece, Kimberly Englkes of Chester; aunts, Eileen (Paul) Keller of Sandpoint, Idaho and Carol (Jim) Anderson of Belgrade, Montana and many great-aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Marland Braaten of St. James; grandmother, Marge Johnson of Sandpoint and aunt, Tammy Leinenweber of St. James.
